YARMOUTH, N.S. – The Yarmouth Rural RCMP are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred in Yarmouth County on Jan. 11.

According to an RCMP media release, at 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 11, the RCMP responded to the collision between a 2017 Ram truck and a 2012 Hyundai Tucson on Hwy 340 in Deerfield.

Upon police arrival, the occupant of the Hyundai, a 62-year-old female driver from Yarmouth was found deceased. The driver and lone occupant of the Ram, a 46-year-old man from Yarmouth, was not injured.

RCMP Collision Analyst attended the scene. Both lanes of the highway were closed to traffic for several hours. The investigation is ongoing.